Omar Choudary

PhD student in Computer Science at University of Cambridge

The Smart Card Detective (SCD)

News: Smart Architects will not produce the SCD for
commercialization anymore.
Universities or research labs interested in this project please
contact me directly. I will not respond to individuals.

The SCD is a card-size device that can communicate with a smart card and
a card reader simultaneously. It can be used to emulate a card, to act
as a terminal and also to monitor or modify the communication between a
smart card and a reader.
The software is intended for EMV, but it can be adapted for any smartcard
application. This device and the associated software are the result of my
MPhil project.

For more information about the project please see its own web page
here.

We have used the SCD with many CAP readers and terminals.
Among the applications implemented I mention: terminal application,
transaction monitor, confirmation of amount before
authorising a transaction.

The software is open source (FreeBSD license). You can find it on
Google Code.
Use the svn repository to get the latest version.
Contributors are welcome so get in touch
with me if you are interested to join the project.